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verb re·house \ (ˌ)rē-ˈhau̇z \

Definition of rehouse

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:to house again or anew; especially :to establish in a new or different housing unit of a better quality

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The organization is working to rehouse families who were displaced in the fire.

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Housing agencies in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles have run pilot programs on rehousing former prisoners, including family reunifications.

— simon montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, "How cities are helping former felons get stable housing," 19 July 2017
Rapid rehousing sounded promising initially, Tatterson said.

— vernal coleman, The Seattle Times, "‘You just hit this wall’: The long road taken by many in a ‘rapid’ homeless housing program," 28 June 2017
Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn demonstrated his popular touch by calling for vacant properties to be seized to rehouse the homeless Grenfell Tower victims.

— tara john/london, Time, "The Continuing Urgency of the Grenfell Tower Inferno," 23 June 2017
The fire has acted as a focal point for anger at local authority funding cuts and, if more buildings are deemed unsafe, the government faces the task of rehousing people within existing social housing facilities which are stretched.

— michael holden, Alaska Dispatch News, "London apartment blaze that killed at least 79 began in refrigerator, police say," 23 June 2017
London (CNN)Families made homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire are to be rehoused in new, affordable apartments right next door to luxury private homes in one of the most exclusive -- and expensive -- parts of London.

— rebecca wright, CNN, "Grenfell Tower fire familes to be rehoused in luxury complex," 22 June 2017
Many wonder if the government will keep its promise to rehouse them in the same district.

— sabra ayres, latimes.com, "In Moscow, protesters fight to save a Soviet relic and their homes," 14 June 2017
People also fear they could be rehoused in areas far from public transportation.

— marc bennetts, Newsweek, "Moscow Home Demolition Plans Are Galvanizing Residents Against Putin's Party," 22 May 2017
This is feeding fears that instead of living in low-rises homes in green, residential spaces in Moscow they’ll be rehoused in vast skyscrapers on the outskirts of the city.

— henry meyer, Bloomberg.com, "Mass Rally in Moscow Against Home Demolition Challenges Putin," 14 May 2017

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